Gumby

50 SNL Characters

During Eddie Murphy’s reign of terror on SNL, it seemed like he could make absolutely any concept cripplingly hilarious. The ultimate proof of that wild claim is his take on Gumby. Murphy transformed the claymation children’s favorite into a cigar-chomping bitter old Hollywood type with a heavy Jewish accent. It really shouldn’t work and should probably be offensive. But in the hands of the Reagan-era Eddie Murphy, even a foam rubber racial stereotype can be comedy gold.